Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-16

that | am not the narrator, but
only the editor, Of this extraordinary his
tory, and then proceed to tell how it found
its way into my hands.
Some years ago, !, the editor, was stop.
ping with a brother at one of the universe
ties, which for the purposes of this history
we will call Cambridge, mi was one day
much struck with the appearance Of two
people whom | saw going arm in arm down
the street. One Of these gentlemen was, ]
think, without exception, the handsomest
young fellow l have ever set eyes on. He
was very tall, very broad, and had a look
OF power II a grace Of bearing that
seemed as native to him as it is to a wild
stag. In addition, his face was almost
without fiaw-a good face as we'll as a
beautiful one; and when he lifted his hat,
which he did just then to a passing lady, ]
saw that his head was covered with little
golden curis growing close to the scalp.
Good graciousl' said to my brother,
with whom l was walking; why. that fer.
low looks like a statue Of Apollo come to
life. What a splendid man he is!''
EYES," he answered.; she Is the hand.
soonest man in the university, and one Of
the incest, too. They call him the Greek
god But look at the other one, he's Vim
cey's Chats the gods name guardian, and
supposed to be full Of every kind of in.
formation. They call him 'C%haron."
/ looked, end found the older man quite
as interesting III his way as the giori-
| fed specimen Of humanity at his side.
He appeared to be about forty years of age,
and was, I think, as ugly as his companion
was handsome. To begin with, he was
shortish, rather b~ow-legged, very deep
chested, and with unusually long arms.
He had dark hair and small eyes, and the
hair grew right down on his forehead, and
his whiskers grew right up TO his hair, so
that there was uncommonly little of his
c~ountenance to be seen. Altogether he
reminded me forcibly Of a gorilla, and yet
there was something ve~y pleasing and
genial about The mans eye. ] remember
saying that | should like TO know him.
Gan right" answered my brother; moth
ing easier. know Nincey; I'll introduce
you;'' and he did; and for some minutes we
stood chatting-about the Zulu people, ]
think, for | had just returned from the
Cape at the time. Presently, however, Q
stoutish lady, whose name do not remem.
Der, came along the pavement, accompanied
by a pretty al haired girl, and these two
Mr.. Nincey, who clearly knew them well,
ut once joined, and walked Off in their
company. remember being rather amused
because of the change in the expression OF
the elder man, whose name | discovered
was Holly, when he saw the ladies advanc.
ing. He suddenly stopped short in his talk,
cast O reproachful look at his companion,
and, with an abrupt nod TO myself, turned
and marched off alone across the street.
/ heard afterward that he was popularity
supposed TO be as much afraid IF q woman
as most people are of a mad dog, which ac-
counted for his p%recipitate retreat. can not
say, however, that young Nincey showed
much aversion 10 feminine society on this
occasion. Indeed, | remember laughing,
and reinarking TO my brother at the time
that he was not the sort OF man whom one
would care To introduce TO the lady one
was going TO marry, since ii Is exceedingly
probable that the acquaintance would end
in n transfer of her affections. He was al
together too good looking, and, what is
more, he had none of that consciousness
and conceit about him which usually af
tlicts handsome men, and makes them de
sery2dly dislked by their fellows.
That evening my visit came TO an end,
and that was the last ! saw or heard Of
Charon and the Greek god for many a long
day. Indeed, 7 have never seen either OF
them from that hour to this, and do not
suppose it likely that | shall. But IA month
ago | received n letter and two packets, one
of manuscript. and on opening the first,
found that it was signed by Horace
Holly" Il name that at that N was
not familiar 10 me. 1t ran as follows:
So COLLEGE, Cambridge,
let NAV Is